Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has received sympathy from one of his former players at Barcelona over ongoing matters in his private life.The Catalan coach is undergoing arguably the most

Crisis averted then for Manchester City. Or perhaps that should read crisis postponed? The champions of England escaped the league phase and through a certain prism, there is a case to be made that Pep Guardiola's side are well into the post-nadir period of their season.

The serial-winning Catalan does not lose very often, but has still endured a number of harrowing days as a manager that he'd much rather forget